- Students in Osun state have been urged to shun violence during and after the gubernatorial election in the state
- The call was made by the national Association of Nigerian Students on Friday, September 21
- The students body implores eligible voters to cast their votes with high level of modesty and comportment
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged students in Osun state to shun violence during and after the Saturday, September 22 governorship election in the state.
NAN reports that Azeez Adeyemi, the national public relations officer for the association, gave the advice in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday, September 21.
NAIJ.com gathers that Adeyemi stated that Nigerian students remain agents of positive and progressive change. He said that they would continue to defend the nation's democracy.
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He said: “It is important to note that Nigerian students remain the most astute, sensitive and organised body in the country.
“As such, the leadership of NANS implores Nigerian students in Osun eligible to vote to do so with the high level of modesty and comportment.
“It is our collective responsibility to secure our votes, protect the integrity of our dear country and put our democracy on a first class standing.
“NANS will not tolerate any attempt by any group of persons to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the election."
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, September 14, in Abuja, said it would deploy 16,000 staff for the conduct of Osun governorship election on September 22.
INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on YIAGA Africa Watching The Vote (WTV) Series with the theme “Ending the Scourge of Vote Buying and Selling in Nigerian Elections.’’
Yakubu said the commission would ensure that citizens' votes count in the Osun gubernatorial election.
Also previously reported by NAIJ.com was that the national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, described the forthcoming Osun state governorship election as a walk-over for the party.
Oshiomhole told State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Friday, that APC had no political challenges in Osun as the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, was at home with the people.
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Source: Naija.ng